diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9fa7199..415c37c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-[build-system]
-requires = ["pybind11", "scikit-build-core"]
-build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
-
-
 [project]
 name = "pscpy"
 authors = [
@@ -21,8 +16,6 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
@@ -30,21 +23,11 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
-dependencies = [
-  "xarray",
-  "adios2",
-  "typing-extensions",
-]
+dependencies = ["xarray", "adios2", "typing-extensions"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-test = [
-  "pytest >=6",
-  "pytest-cov >=3",
-]
-dev = [
-  "pytest >=6",
-  "pytest-cov >=3",
-]
+test = ["pytest >=6", "pytest-cov >=3"]
+dev = ["pytest >=6", "pytest-cov >=3"]
 docs = [
   "sphinx>=7.0",
   "myst_parser>=0.13",
@@ -60,6 +43,10 @@ Discussions = "https://github.com/psc-code/pscpy/discussions"
 Changelog = "https://github.com/psc-code/pscpy/releases"
 
 
+[build-system]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+requires = ["setuptools>=42", "setuptools-scm>=7"]
+
 [tool.scikit-build]
 minimum-version = "0.4"
 build-dir = "build/{wheel_tag}"
@@ -81,21 +68,14 @@ test-skip = ["*universal2:arm64"]
 minversion = "6.0"
 addopts = ["-ra", "--showlocals", "--strict-markers", "--strict-config"]
 xfail_strict = true
-filterwarnings = [
-  "error",
-]
+filterwarnings = ["error"]
 log_cli_level = "INFO"
-testpaths = [
-  "tests",
-]
+testpaths = ["tests"]
 
 
 [tool.coverage]
 run.source = ["pscpy"]
-report.exclude_also = [
-  '\.\.\.',
-  'if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:',
-]
+report.exclude_also = ['\.\.\.', 'if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:']
 
 [tool.mypy]
 files = ["src", "tests"]
@@ -119,32 +99,32 @@ line-length = 200
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 extend-select = [
-  "B",        # flake8-bugbear
-  "I",        # isort
-  "ARG",      # flake8-unused-arguments
-  "C4",       # flake8-comprehensions
-  "EM",       # flake8-errmsg
-  "ICN",      # flake8-import-conventions
-  "G",        # flake8-logging-format
-  "PGH",      # pygrep-hooks
-  "PIE",      # flake8-pie
-  "PL",       # pylint
-  "PT",       # flake8-pytest-style
-  "PTH",      # flake8-use-pathlib
-  "RET",      # flake8-return
-  "RUF",      # Ruff-specific
-  "SIM",      # flake8-simplify
-  "T20",      # flake8-print
-  "UP",       # pyupgrade
-  "YTT",      # flake8-2020
-  "EXE",      # flake8-executable
-  "NPY",      # NumPy specific rules
-  "PD",       # pandas-vet
+  "B",   # flake8-bugbear
+  "I",   # isort
+  "ARG", # flake8-unused-arguments
+  "C4",  # flake8-comprehensions
+  "EM",  # flake8-errmsg
+  "ICN", # flake8-import-conventions
+  "G",   # flake8-logging-format
+  "PGH", # pygrep-hooks
+  "PIE", # flake8-pie
+  "PL",  # pylint
+  "PT",  # flake8-pytest-style
+  "PTH", # flake8-use-pathlib
+  "RET", # flake8-return
+  "RUF", # Ruff-specific
+  "SIM", # flake8-simplify
+  "T20", # flake8-print
+  "UP",  # pyupgrade
+  "YTT", # flake8-2020
+  "EXE", # flake8-executable
+  "NPY", # NumPy specific rules
+  "PD",  # pandas-vet
 ]
 ignore = [
-  "PLR09",    # Too many <...>
-  "PLR2004",  # Magic value used in comparison
-  "ISC001",   # Conflicts with formatter
+  "PLR09",   # Too many <...>
+  "PLR2004", # Magic value used in comparison
+  "ISC001",  # Conflicts with formatter
 ]
 isort.required-imports = ["from __future__ import annotations"]
 # Uncomment if using a _compat.typing backport